Local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) generally remain positive towards Hong Kong's business operating environment in the first quarter of 2006, according to the latest findings of a survey conducted by the SME Centre of the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) in January 2006. The survey on "Business Operating Environment Index for SMEs", initiated by HKPC in 1998, is conducted quarterly to gauge the views of Hong Kong's SMEs in the areas of market opportunities, financial and investment situation, operating costs, human resources and risk assessment. In the latest survey, a total of 559 SMEs were interviewed, of which 306 came from the services sector and 253 from the manufacturing sector.
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